English Language Test - 1

The word which has the same meaning as that of asset is possession.

Both asset and possession mean - an item of property owned by a person or company.

The word grueling means extremely tiring and demanding.

Uphill means marked by difficulty and strong resistance.

Here, "Uphill" is the most similar in meaning to the given word.

(A) Most of the running injuries are absent in cultures where shoes are not customarily worn at all.(B) Normally, runners with fancy shoes can these days expect a 30–80% chance of an injury.(C) Over the past several years, the importance of our feet has been overlooked for the comfort and luxury of wearing shoes.(D) Through the reappearance of walking and running as healthy activities, the significance of strong feet is again becoming a matter of concern.CDBA - is the most logical sequence of sentences.C is the opening statement and introduces the topic - the importance of our feet. D poses a concern within the topic. B explains why that concern is a problem and A is a counter statement to B.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

(A) Planning has been one of the basic pillars of the Indian state's approach to development since independence.(B) One argument is that planning has failed to achieve its goals.(C) The other argument is that planning has become irrelevant owing to globalisation and liberalisation, and the consequent free movement of capital and increase in the role of the market forces in economic decision-making and investment.(D) However, in recent times, the relevance of planning is much debated by the scholars.ADBC - A opens the discussion with the statement that planning has been a basic pillar of India's approach to development. Next, D presents the counter statement that this is no longer the case as scholars have begun debating this basic premise. B presents 'one argument' in support of the counter statement and C presents 'the other argument' in support of the counter statement.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

1. I am very agitated about the situation and request you to leave me alone for some time.2. Bharat Natyam dance which developed in southern parts of India is very different from Kathak.3. As there was no improvement in the weather, we had to cancel our plans.So, the prepositions have to be 'for', 'from' and 'in'.BEF.

Hence, the correct option is (a).

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for a crime. The sentence order that someone is punished with the death penalty is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out such a sentence is known as an execution.

Example: Three-quarters oppose capital punishment for the murder of police officers.

Option (D) - Both the words fit the blank absolutely well, as “encouragement” of terrorism by Pakistan leads to destabilizing environment in neighboring countries, for which Trump “warned” Pakistan.

Option (A) – ‘Discouraging’ terrorism and then “destabilization” of neighboring countries are contrary to each other.

Option (B) – If terrorism is ‘demoted’ by Pakistan then there is no point for US to “attack” Pakistan because Pakistan was on back-foot due to its terrorism friendly image.

Option (C) – ‘Acclaimed’ means to praise, which is contradictory to the “notice” being issued by Trump.

Trump put Pakistan on notice for encouraging terrorist organizations to destabilize neighbouring countries and warned the country.

The sentence should read- "The director must preside over all meetings, negotiate with the union, take strategic decisions and lead all employees of the firm."

Let's look at the meanings of the given words,

Valuable: worth a lot of money

Precious: of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important

Ordinary: not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual

Cheap: costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Therefore, the most appropriate synonym of the given word 'Valuable' is 'Precious'. 

To hold one's tongue means to refrain from speaking, to refrain from saying something unpleasant.

Example: I often have to hold my tongue when he tells me how good he is at football.